Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aforesaid_a	lord_n	say_a	1,656	5	6.8525	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68901	The Aduise and answer of my lord ye Prince of Orenge, cou[n]tie Nassau &c. and of ye states of Holland and Zeland, made by the Estates Generall on thisside [sic], vpon the articles conceiued and and [sic] after concluded and accorded in fourm of a pertuall [sic] edict between Lord Don Iohn Duke of Austrich, knight of the Order of the Golde[n] Fleece of the part and in the name of the Catholick king of Spaine of the one partie, and the said Generall Estates of the other. Translated out of Dutch into English.	William I, Prince of Orange, 1533-1584.; United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1577 (1577)	STC 25710.5; ESTC S106389	4,994	20

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¶_o the_o advice_n and_o answer_v of_o my_o lord_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n county_n nassau_n etc_n etc_n and_o of_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n and_o zealand_n make_v by_o the_o estate_n general_a on_o thisside_o upon_o the_o article_n conceive_v and_o and_o after_o conclude_v and_o accord_v ▪_o ●n_o form_n of_o a_o pertual_a edict_n between_o lord_n don_n john_n duke_n of_o ostrich_n knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n of_o the_o part_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o catholic_n king_n of_o spain_n of_o the_o one_o party_n and_o the_o say_v general_a estate_n of_o the_o other_o translate_v out_o of_o dutch_a into_o english_a imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n jug_n and_o john_n allde_n my_o lord_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n and_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n and_o zealand_n have_v seem_v the_o credible_a letterꝭ_n send_v from_o my_o lord_n the_o general_a state_n of_o the_o low_a country_n by_o my_o lord_n of_o willersall_a and_o master_n paul_n bays_n advocate_n of_o holland_n in_o company_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o ambassador_n from_o the_o emperor_n and_o thereunto_o be_v earnest_o request_v to_o be_v bring_v over_o unto_o the_o aforesaid_a lord_n and_o prince_n and_o have_v understand_v there_o by_o that_o the_o aforsay_v lord_n and_o state_n destre_z to_o have_v their_o advice_n upon_o any_o article_n conclude_v on_o by_o manner_n of_o a_o everlasting_a edict_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n and_o confirmation_n of_o the_o peace_n be_v between_o the_o land_n over_o and_o on_o this_o side_n and_o don_n john_n of_o eastenrick_n the_o which_o article_n have_v be_v whole_o show_v unto_o they_o have_v answer_v and_o do_v answer_v the_o same_o which_o hereafter_o follow_v that_o be_v to_o say_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o aforsay_v article_n they_o can_v leave_v but_o commend_v the_o earnest_a zeal_n and_o great_a desire_n which_o the_o aforsay_v lordꝭ_n &_o state_n do_v show_v to_o have_v in_o set_v again_o our_o poor_a 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